Course syllabus

010623109-63 การวิเคราะห์ความเสียหายของวัสดุ (Failure Analysis of Materials)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Piyorose Promdirek
1. Course number and name

010623109-63 การวิเคราะห์ความเสียหายของวัสดุ (Failure Analysis of Materials)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Piyorose Promdirek

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. George E. Diete, Mechanical Metallurgy, SI edition, McGrawHill, 1988
  2. Denny A. Jones, Principles and prevention of corrosion, 2nd edition, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c1996
  3. Charlie R. Brooks, Ashok Choudhury , “Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials” , McGrawHill, 2002
  4. V.J. Colangelo,F.A Heiser, “Analysis of Metallurgical failures” 2nd edition, John Wiler & Son.,1989

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Principle and tools in failure analysis of materials; investigative procedure of failure; ductile and brittle fracture; fracture mechanics; failure due to fatigue, creep, corrosion, wear, oxidation, and environment.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010623108-63 Chemical Degradation of Materials
    010623104-63 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
    040203212-63 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 Students will be able to identify the failure of engineering components due to fatigue or creep loading.
    2. CLO2 Students will be able to formulate the service lifetime of engineering components subjected to fatigue or creep loading.
    3. CLO3 Students will be able to evaluate the lifetime of engineering components subject to fatigue or creep loading by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    4. CLO4 Students understanding of the principle of failure analysis of engineering materials
    5. CLO5 Students can demonstrate the appropriate tool for failure investigation.
    6. CLO6 Students can differentiate failure of engineering components due to corrosion, wear, and oxidation, and design for failure prevention
    7. CLO7 Students can clarify the economic and environmental impacts of the failure
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator
    SO4 an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
    • PI-4.1 Identify the global, economic, environmental, and societal context of engineering situation
    • PI-4.2 Describe ethical and professional responsibilities related to an engineering situation
    • PI-4.3 Explain the impact of engineering decisions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1 Basic concept of failure analysis of engineering materials
2 Failure analysis tools
3-4 Failure analysis procedure and planning
5 Case study on failure of engineering component in industries
6 Basic concept of fracture mechanics of materials
7 Linear elastic fracture mechanic approach
8 Ductile and brittle fracture in materials
9 Trangranular and intergranular fracture in polycrystalline metals
10 The failure of the engineering component was due to fatigue loading.
11 Failure of engineering components due to creep loading
12 Failure of engineering components due to wear and erosion
13 Failure of engineering component due to corrosion environment.
14 Case study on failure of engineering materials in petrochemical application.
15 Case study on failure of engineering materials in seawater.
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Planning for failure analysis 30 assignment, group discussion 08 Dec 2025 - 05 Jan 2026
Fracture analysis 35 midterm examination 19 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2026
Case study 35 final examination 16 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 2026
The grading table
Grading Rank
>= 80% A
75% - 79.99% B+
70% - 74.99% B
65% - 69.99% C+
57% - 64.99% C
49% - 56.99% D+
40% - 48.99% D
0% - 39.99% F

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